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Increasing the Impact of Parish Outreach

By Marie Galetto / June 25, 2019

By Marie Galetto-Dugoni Last year, the Catholic Community Foundation made our first-ever Two-Year Grant to Our Lady of La Vang Parish. The program, titled “One Bread, One Body Ministry,” includes many activities that support people in need both in and outside their parish community. It was a brand-new program, and the Foundation felt that by …

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On a Firm Foundation: Reflections on Change

By Marie Galetto / June 6, 2019

“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.” Cardinal John Henry Newman by Mary Quilici Aumack, Executive Director If you’ve read my column for a while, you know that there are just a few recurring themes:  Gratitude, Faith, Family (genetic and otherwise), food (I do write a lot about …

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Some Things Can’t Wait

By Marie Galetto / May 21, 2019

Carolina Scipioni Endowment and Planned Giving Program Manager As soon as my husband and I had our first child 16 years ago, we knew we needed to document our estate plan and make arrangements for guardianship should something happen to both of us. Our daughter was the most amazing treasure ever entrusted to us, and …

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